Dear PaGaLGuY readers, as we all know, General Knowledge is an important component of a number of competitive examinations such as the UPSC Civil Services Examination, Banking Entrance Examinations, SSC CGL/CHSL Examinations, MBA Entrance Examinations, Combined Defence Services Examination, etc. In order to help you practise and improve your General Knowledge, we hereby present this General Knowledge quiz.

Given below are a few General Studies questions from previous years’ actual exams. Leave your answers/ responses in the comments section below and soon we’ll let you know the correct answers!

1. The ordinary and the maximum sound limit for the sound to be tolerable for human beings is

(a) 50 db to 70 db    (b) 60 db to 80 db    (c) 65 db to 75 db    (d) 70 db to 85 db

2. Hydrochloric acid is secreted by the cells lining the

(a)Oral cavity          (b) Stomach          (c) Ileum           (d) Colon

3. Which of the following was the first to be established?

(a) Banaras Hindu University

(b) University of Mumbai

(c) Aligarh Muslim University

(d) University of Allahabad

4. Emulsification is

(a) breaking fats into small globules

(b) digestion of fats

(c) absorption of fats

(d) storage of fats

5. The National Emergency in India declared by the President of India due to external aggression or armed revolt is sanctioned by which of the following articles of the Indian Constitution?

(a) Article 352

(b) Article 356

(c) Article 360

(d) Article 368

6. The community Development programme was launched in the year

(a) 1950       (b) 1952         (c) 1951          (d) 1953

7. The principle of maximum social advantage is the basic principle of

(a) Micro Economics

(b) Macro Economics

(c) Fiscal Economics

(d) Environmental Economics

8. The concept of ‘Green House Gases’ was postulated by

(a) Joseph Furier   (b) Abdul Kalam    (c) MS Swaminathan   (d) Richael Carlson

9. The Particulate matter (PM-10) exhaled from the polluted atmosphere is often filtered out during the process of

(a) coughing      (b) sneezing        (c) a and b            (d) Urination

10. The Sarus Crane is the state bird of which state?

(a) Rajasthan (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Paschima Bengal

To follow our UPSC portal on Facebook and Twitter, click on the following links:

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pagalguy-UPSC/951926044840262?fref=nf

Twitter:https://twitter.com/PaGaLGuYUPSC